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the dow staged and pulled lower today by u.s. senator harry reid and the idea that the markets would send the markets higher in late trading and even though the gains latt in the kay were trimmed. mitch wok nell tock to the fleb vp strategy. the weaker performers were financial, materials as well as utilities among the sectors offsetting late-day games we saw in discretionary and staple stocks low on initial consumer sentiment and the cliff. home builders today finished something very good. november home sales for strong continue once again. of course, now all eyes to this weekend to see what hang will done about the cliff. back to you. >> if, at all. thank you, mary. housing is clicking on all cylinders right now. home prices up nearly 7 boston this year making it the first yearly gain we've seen in housing six 2006. that's unbelievable. >> it is unbelievable. >> look the november numbers. 14.5% jump in existing home sales. mary mentioned the 15% increase in new home sales. mortgage rates still close to all-time lows right now.
the dow staged and pulled lower today by u.s. senator harry reid and the idea that the markets would send the markets higher in late trading and even though the gains latt in the kay were trimmed. mitch wok nell tock to the fleb vp strategy. the weaker performers were financial, materials as well as utilities among the sectors offsetting late-day games we saw in discretionary and staple stocks low on initial consumer sentiment and the cliff. home builders today finished something very good....
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then, as hiring picks up in the u.s., could paychecks help you cash in? and with the housing market in full recovery, is it time to furnish your financials with eth ethan allen. there are the interviews you can't afford to miss, all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a minute of "mad money." follow jim on twitter. send jim an e-mail or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> our leaders in washington are constantly paying lip service to the importance of small business. as a posture generally do nothing constructive to reach a fiscal cliff deal. if the politicians really cared about small
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. >> on the next "american greed", the largest identity theft in u.s. history. operation get rich or die trying. customer erin swenson bought from us online today. so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. we believe the more you know, the better you trade. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the information you want when you need it. it's another reason more investors are saying... [i'm with scottrad.
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allen tunnelson is the research fellow at the u.s. business and industry council and author "race to the bottom." he says piracy is so pervasive in china that no company's technology is safe. welcome to you both. i'm just stunned, max, that i get fake iphones, but you have fake iphone stores as well? how does that happen? >> the whole constellation of apple approximate, the pads, ipads, ipods, is subject to this. and as many american companies including starbucks, iconic american brands, face nasty piracy which gets an official blind eye and sometimes get a rap on the knuckles but this is a major issue with billions of dollars and thousands of jobs at stake. apple is not the only one, but they have certainly suffered here and the status symbol that goes with the brand ownership makes this a little worthwhile in the kind of upside down thinking of the piracy system which is fairly well articulated in china. >> and what impact do you think this does have on sales when you have this kind of piracy ahead of the official launch of a produc
allen tunnelson is the research fellow at the u.s. business and industry council and author "race to the bottom." he says piracy is so pervasive in china that no company's technology is safe. welcome to you both. i'm just stunned, max, that i get fake iphones, but you have fake iphone stores as well? how does that happen? >> the whole constellation of apple approximate, the pads, ipads, ipods, is subject to this. and as many american companies including starbucks, iconic...
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that lockout cost the u.s. economy about $1 billion a day and it took more than six months to fully recover from. >> i have to think that a lot of retailers have already tried to make alternate plans because they were fearful this was going happen and so as a result have started to spend money. did some companies start airfreighting stuff instead which would be much more expensive because of this? >> this is the second time a lot of retailers have had to do contingency planning. when it was set to expire in september, a lot of companies started doing the contingencies then and then back in november they started planning for the potential strike and the contingencies included shipping product to the west coast and to the west coast ports and looking at an cade an ports and bringing products a lot earlier in the process and putting them in storage. >> wow! all right. a lot of complication and supply chain management is literally, you can major in it because it can be so complicated. jonathan, good to have you her
that lockout cost the u.s. economy about $1 billion a day and it took more than six months to fully recover from. >> i have to think that a lot of retailers have already tried to make alternate plans because they were fearful this was going happen and so as a result have started to spend money. did some companies start airfreighting stuff instead which would be much more expensive because of this? >> this is the second time a lot of retailers have had to do contingency planning....
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the u.s. is 37% of sales. europe is 17% of sales. at 20 times earnings, these guys with 20% roe, these guys are worth owning here and 2% div. broke through 100, the stock actually looks like it's breaking out. >>> coming up next, which of the world's xheechs will be the leader of the pack in 2013? bruce kasman is here with his predictions for next year. we'll tell you if you should get in on this trade. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] trading's like a high-speed train. and you don't want to miss it with thinkorswim by td ameritrade. you get knock-your-socks-off tools, simple one-click orders, real-time paper trading to hone your skills, plus anytime you need it support. ♪ stocks, options, futures, and forex. get your trading on track. thinkorswim by td ameritrade. trade commission free for 60 days, plus get up to $600 when you open an account. plus get up to $600 customer erin swenson bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups!
the u.s. is 37% of sales. europe is 17% of sales. at 20 times earnings, these guys with 20% roe, these guys are worth owning here and 2% div. broke through 100, the stock actually looks like it's breaking out. >>> coming up next, which of the world's xheechs will be the leader of the pack in 2013? bruce kasman is here with his predictions for next year. we'll tell you if you should get in on this trade. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] trading's like a high-speed train. and you don't...
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and what's curious to me is that u.s. sales for apple just accounts for a fraction of total sales, why would what at&t says have a major impact on the stock overall? >> i'm not sure that was the reason the stock was down specifically yesterday. it was one of the many reasons cited. but i think it was misinterpreted by a lot of media outlets, at&t basically said their smartphone sales would be flat year-over-year, which on the surface sounds bad, but that's better than what most were projecting. and at&t had such a big iphone 4s quarter last year and some of those iphone 5 sales slipped into the september quarter this year. so if you look at what at&t is going to sell for iphones for the full second half of the year, still pretty strong 20% growth at at&t by the time it's all said and done. >> aside from that, tavis, what is the biggest driver? >> well, i think it's two selloffs. one was from kind of the 700 top, and i think that was mostly, you know, i think that one is valid. it is -- this stock has fundamentally changed
and what's curious to me is that u.s. sales for apple just accounts for a fraction of total sales, why would what at&t says have a major impact on the stock overall? >> i'm not sure that was the reason the stock was down specifically yesterday. it was one of the many reasons cited. but i think it was misinterpreted by a lot of media outlets, at&t basically said their smartphone sales would be flat year-over-year, which on the surface sounds bad, but that's better than what most...
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an associated press analysis shows individual investors have pulled at least $380 billion u.s. stock funds from april 2007 and it's the first time ordinary investors have sold during a bull market since world war ii. >>> mortgage rates headed down last week according to freddie mac. the 30-year fixed rate average was 3.35%, just 0.04% from the 40-year lowest on record since 1971. the average on 30-year fixed rates was 3.66%, the lowest in 65 years. michelle, it seems like a good time to buy. >> yeah, maybe. >> thank you, seema, if you can get the loan. >>> why when we just upgraded their trade status in we're about to get answers from a russian expert just ahead. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and share something... or you can get out there and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit offection. report. i'm michelle caruso-cabrera. >> gun control advocates talk about great laws in gun ownership if great britain. there's only one problem, they don't work. they seem to have made things even
an associated press analysis shows individual investors have pulled at least $380 billion u.s. stock funds from april 2007 and it's the first time ordinary investors have sold during a bull market since world war ii. >>> mortgage rates headed down last week according to freddie mac. the 30-year fixed rate average was 3.35%, just 0.04% from the 40-year lowest on record since 1971. the average on 30-year fixed rates was 3.66%, the lowest in 65 years. michelle, it seems like a good time...
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the impact will be felt in just about every aspect of the u.s. economy, especially u.s. manufacturing. let's bring it n president of power systems. also david watham. they make a wide range of manufacturing product from packaging to containers. both of you, great to have you with us today. david, to you first of all. i don't know if you've been listening to the tv or radio or hearing about the headlines or the contours of the deal arising right now. what does it mean for your business? >> first off, i'm optimistic because it is a step in the right direction. all it is, is a step. big stuff to work on. >> that said and i talk a lot to counter parts, we are all operating in this mode we are in flat economies and a few bright spots around and you jump on those and anything with the solution, is pretty short term and there is a lot bigger stuff to do before we can grow the u.s. i'm a big optimist on the u.s. but we have work to do. >> david, in the lead up to this fiscal cliff deadline, a lot of ceos we have spoken to have said, just the uncertainty that the tax rates will b
the impact will be felt in just about every aspect of the u.s. economy, especially u.s. manufacturing. let's bring it n president of power systems. also david watham. they make a wide range of manufacturing product from packaging to containers. both of you, great to have you with us today. david, to you first of all. i don't know if you've been listening to the tv or radio or hearing about the headlines or the contours of the deal arising right now. what does it mean for your business? >>...
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and guess what -- >> jimmy you got a democrat u.s. president, democratic chamber with the u.s. senate, why can't the president get this done? i mean, this is-ish. >> it's that simple. there are two words, they're called, i object. if you've ever worked -- raise your hand on the panel if you've ever worked in the united states senate. i don't see any hands. in the senate you got 100 egotistical men and women, which i'm fine with that. but if one of them is pissed off about something, they say i object and you can't get it through. the bottom line is, you've got one person objecting, mitch mcconnell. i like mitch mcconnell. he's not a terrible guy. but he keeps objecting and that's going to be the problem. he's going to be the decider on this. if he can get his caucus to coalesce and get 60 votes or no objections, something's going to come out of the senate. it's too late to get it done by january 1st. we're going off the cliff, boys. >> all right. how far -- >> i want to try out my idea. >> okay. >> because i still think we're talking about end of january, early february. that's
and guess what -- >> jimmy you got a democrat u.s. president, democratic chamber with the u.s. senate, why can't the president get this done? i mean, this is-ish. >> it's that simple. there are two words, they're called, i object. if you've ever worked -- raise your hand on the panel if you've ever worked in the united states senate. i don't see any hands. in the senate you got 100 egotistical men and women, which i'm fine with that. but if one of them is pissed off about something,...
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. >>> and in corporate news, a u.s. investigation finds more evidence about how walmart used payoffs allegedly in mexico to advance its gold down there. it's tuesday, december 18th, 2012. "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. our guest host this hour is julia sed. fiscal cliff negotiations, our top story. now president obama is proposing leaving lower tax rates in place for everyone except those earning $400,000 and above. that's above the $250,000 threshold that the president has been demanding for months, but it is still far from speaker john boehner's request of $1 million. a source familiar with the talk says this is by no means the final offer for the white house. the move by the president was welcomed, albeit with some reservations. we will talk about the latest developments in just a few minutes. in the meantime, the global markets seem to be taking note of the optimism. you can see right now t
. >>> and in corporate news, a u.s. investigation finds more evidence about how walmart used payoffs allegedly in mexico to advance its gold down there. it's tuesday, december 18th, 2012. "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. our guest host this hour is julia sed. fiscal cliff negotiations, our top story. now president obama is proposing...
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u.s. today. details on how it will affect your holiday travel, right after this. >> announcer: before the hit the road, here is your traveler's check. when employees head out on business travel, where are they spending their company's money? according to certify, an expense reporting company, their data revails that the most expensed airline, delta. and hotel? hilton. what is the most popular restaurant for employee expenses? find out, next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go national. go like a pro. nespresso. where i never have to compromise on anything. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect coffee. whe
u.s. today. details on how it will affect your holiday travel, right after this. >> announcer: before the hit the road, here is your traveler's check. when employees head out on business travel, where are they spending their company's money? according to certify, an expense reporting company, their data revails that the most expensed airline, delta. and hotel? hilton. what is the most popular restaurant for employee expenses? find out, next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro....
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. >> drop for u.s. steel. x was down 2%. mike murphy? >> down 2%. what i consider a healthy pull back. this whole sector's had a nice rally on positive china data. so, i think the stock is just pulling back a little bit more than 2% today, but still in a bullish formation. >> and we have a drop here for presents. a drop for presents? tired of tube socks? sick of scarves? here's a problem that many people face. what do you do with the unwanted holiday gifts? more than 350 users have posted items on ebay with the heading unwanted christmas presents and with many rejected presents still wrapped, you can strike it rich on one of these unloved gifts. >> you just had to throw the inlaws in there, right? >> not like i have any experience. but i would imagine that might be difficult. >> that's the regifting move. i like it. >>> coming up next, call it the hottest trade on earth. why a plunging yen is creating big opportunities. >>> and later, the "twilight" movie saga grossing $3 billion for lionsgate. we find out what's next for the company as its stock so
. >> drop for u.s. steel. x was down 2%. mike murphy? >> down 2%. what i consider a healthy pull back. this whole sector's had a nice rally on positive china data. so, i think the stock is just pulling back a little bit more than 2% today, but still in a bullish formation. >> and we have a drop here for presents. a drop for presents? tired of tube socks? sick of scarves? here's a problem that many people face. what do you do with the unwanted holiday gifts? more than 350 users...
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i'm joined by executive vice president d chief of staff at the u.s. thank yo for joining us. we wanted to a happy story in the charity area, and you are providing that tonight. i know everyone has heard of the uso, but the adult think everyone knows exactly what you do. help us understand. >> it's great to b here tonight, and thank you for having a sign. a uso was founded over 70 years ago by franklin delano roosevelt with the expressed purpose of lifting the spirits of troops and families. now, while we tend to focus on our constituents, which is our 2 million military members and are several million family members, we focus on, to a large degree, for groups that need us most. at think everyone would recoize these. deployed troops,hose that are serving in harm'sway, taking care of and protecting the freedoms that we enjoyed elite. the second group that we take care of and focus on other families of the deployed and particularly those that have had to deal with multiple the bonds. we also focus on our wounded, el, and injured service members as well as families of the fallen.
i'm joined by executive vice president d chief of staff at the u.s. thank yo for joining us. we wanted to a happy story in the charity area, and you are providing that tonight. i know everyone has heard of the uso, but the adult think everyone knows exactly what you do. help us understand. >> it's great to b here tonight, and thank you for having a sign. a uso was founded over 70 years ago by franklin delano roosevelt with the expressed purpose of lifting the spirits of troops and...
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therefore, the u.s. economy, we're on fragile ground right now. >> short term, sarge, this market held hostage minute by minute by the developments out of washington. >> yeah, sure, if we don't see any kind of compromise whatsoever, you'll see this s&p 500 trading in the 1360s next week. i think you'll get a short-term deal, address some of the issues, not really solve anything, kick the can down the road much like they do in europe and get your mild positive reaction going into the jobs data on friday. >> do you think we get a definitive move in this market one way or the other with some announcement out of washington, or is this market just so tired of all of the developments there? what do you think? >> well, there's still a risk-on trend, and if they kick the can down the road or actually come to some kind of compromise, that trend is intact, and you'll see going into the first few months of the year i believe very positive price action for all the equity indexs? >> what now, rick? what say you? what
therefore, the u.s. economy, we're on fragile ground right now. >> short term, sarge, this market held hostage minute by minute by the developments out of washington. >> yeah, sure, if we don't see any kind of compromise whatsoever, you'll see this s&p 500 trading in the 1360s next week. i think you'll get a short-term deal, address some of the issues, not really solve anything, kick the can down the road much like they do in europe and get your mild positive reaction going into...
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we've been watching u.s. equity futures and they have been indicated higher this morning after a bit of a sell-off yesterday for the dpau. you saw it down by 90-plus points yesterday after some big gains on monday and tuesday. this morning you see the dow futures indicated up by about 43 points above fair value. s&p also four points higher than fair value. overseas in asia, a little bit of a sell-off in japan. remember, though, the nikkei did see some massive gains the day above. in fact closed above 10,000 on wednesday for the first time since all the way back to march. overnight it ended up closing down by about 121 points, or make that tuesday. wednesday was the sell-off. where am i? no, no, no, wednesday was the big move up, thursday was the sell-off. they're 12 hours ahead of us. in europe at this hour you can see that there are barely any gains anywhere across the markets. relatively flat for both the ftse, the cac, and for the dax, saz well. again, all of these kind of waiting to see what happens in wa
we've been watching u.s. equity futures and they have been indicated higher this morning after a bit of a sell-off yesterday for the dpau. you saw it down by 90-plus points yesterday after some big gains on monday and tuesday. this morning you see the dow futures indicated up by about 43 points above fair value. s&p also four points higher than fair value. overseas in asia, a little bit of a sell-off in japan. remember, though, the nikkei did see some massive gains the day above. in fact...
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john mcafee back in the u.s. could be he extradited to belize for questioning in connection with the murder of his neighbor? tomorrow morning at 7:00 a. mchlt the story behind the fed's latest move, dallas fed president richard fisher is going to be our special guest. we've got lots of questions for him. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like
john mcafee back in the u.s. could be he extradited to belize for questioning in connection with the murder of his neighbor? tomorrow morning at 7:00 a. mchlt the story behind the fed's latest move, dallas fed president richard fisher is going to be our special guest. we've got lots of questions for him. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right...
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>> first of all i agree with john that the u.s. market remains fairly attractive. the thing about international is a couple things. first of all, if you look at a broad index efa is stretched to the downside than historic levels. the s&p looks attractive. the other thing is the policy mandate in places like europe believe it or not for the first time in a really long time they actually may be clearer than the u.s. >> chris, is there something about the fiscal cliff, deal or no deal, that makes you concerned about u.s. equities versus international ones? >> well, yes. but i think it's a relative concern. because i think risk assets around the world are attractively valued right now. but you're absolutely right. regardless of what sort of deal we get today or in the next three months, the fact of the matter is it will have an adverse impact next year. the question is is it going to be bad enough to throw the country into recession or not? we suspect not. and you're seeing today that it looks like a -- that both political sides have been able to find common ground on
>> first of all i agree with john that the u.s. market remains fairly attractive. the thing about international is a couple things. first of all, if you look at a broad index efa is stretched to the downside than historic levels. the s&p looks attractive. the other thing is the policy mandate in places like europe believe it or not for the first time in a really long time they actually may be clearer than the u.s. >> chris, is there something about the fiscal cliff, deal or no...
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the u.s. has been growing. we've got housing, we've got automobiles. both have put in good numbers and we would expect that our economy will be able to weather the rockiness near term and benefit from an agreement on this fiscal cliff. >> steve weiss quickly. >> john, how do you see it playing out? we've seen a lot of ends being front end loaded only to fall off and maintain the back end. with everything that's going on in terms of spending, cutting back from europe and from u.s. standpoint. how do you see it playing out next year in terms of the market action? >> in terms of the market action, what we would expect, the first quarter a lot is going to depend on what happens with the fiscal cliff. as i said before, if we move into a recession, you're not going to get a 1585 target or 2 $108 in earnings. we're not expecting the powers that be in washington are going to be willing to save a defeat from the jaws of victory. >> you haven't watched them before, john, have you? >> i've been around for a long time. i have watched them before. i do know that th
the u.s. has been growing. we've got housing, we've got automobiles. both have put in good numbers and we would expect that our economy will be able to weather the rockiness near term and benefit from an agreement on this fiscal cliff. >> steve weiss quickly. >> john, how do you see it playing out? we've seen a lot of ends being front end loaded only to fall off and maintain the back end. with everything that's going on in terms of spending, cutting back from europe and from u.s....
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>> i think the u.s. market is starting to look more like europe in terms of how market share is -- before they were big pieces and now everybody is more equally divided. >> maybe it's not just about the u.s. they make a lot of money other places, right, phil? >> they do. china. china is huge for them and southeast asia. they're growing around the world. doesn't mean clear sailing. but it's a much healthier company than it was when it went into bankruptcy. >> michelle krk you tell me why buicks are so popular in china? >> it has a long history of strong image there. >> they're buicks. >> gm went in early. well, it's got a different image there. >> even tiger finally said i can't sell these things. >> any, appreciate it, michelle. thanks for trying to give me a straight answer. i'm sitting in the same chair i sit at in the morning. the big report on what happened in benghazi came out late last night and it seemed to go to great luns. >> they were mid level, right? >> yrks joe, they took the fall. from my i
>> i think the u.s. market is starting to look more like europe in terms of how market share is -- before they were big pieces and now everybody is more equally divided. >> maybe it's not just about the u.s. they make a lot of money other places, right, phil? >> they do. china. china is huge for them and southeast asia. they're growing around the world. doesn't mean clear sailing. but it's a much healthier company than it was when it went into bankruptcy. >> michelle krk...
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in the new year, the u.s. will find more ways to utilize or export this cheaper, cleaner fossil fuel, and the increase in demand will set the stage for the continuation of rising prices. >> it's been a wild ride for oil this year. oil prices fluctuating because of a lot of stuff in the middle east, also america's growing energy independence. what can we expect from energy in 2013? joining us from london is jason from european oil and gas research at mccard securities. i'm going to ask you an overall question, jason, and i don't know how you answer this, but, for investors, that are looking at a way to play energy, i mean, is it going to be basically hydro carbon based? are we back to that where it's either natural gas or oil exploration or some facet of that? >> i certainly think so. i think that did we're looking for trends in 2013, you know, the potential re-emergence of higher natural gas prices could be there. we think it's going to take some time for that to happen. i think the trend in 2013 is going to b
in the new year, the u.s. will find more ways to utilize or export this cheaper, cleaner fossil fuel, and the increase in demand will set the stage for the continuation of rising prices. >> it's been a wild ride for oil this year. oil prices fluctuating because of a lot of stuff in the middle east, also america's growing energy independence. what can we expect from energy in 2013? joining us from london is jason from european oil and gas research at mccard securities. i'm going to ask you...
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u.s. equity futures this hour, not too bad. if the cliff was -- just, you know, end of the world -- i mean, we did make it through that. i guess people are optimistic that we're all still here in the flesh. we don't know at this point whether the mayan me to you're -- the end of the world could have involved a zombie apocalypse. you wouldn't know at this point whether the first zombie was actually somewhere right now -- >> someone has to be the first zombie. >> someone has to be the first one. then it spreads slowly. and that's -- could have been like that. see, that's how i thought it would end if it ends. not with a comment. but i did have a roll of quarters in my pockets, ready to go. >> are zombies not immune to rolls of quarters? >> no, in case the guys outside the planet that runs into us -- >> it depends on what type of zombie you get. if you get the walking dead zombie, i think we could deal with. that they're quite slow. >> they're not upstairs -- >> if you get the zombies from -- from -- i'm forgetting the name of the
u.s. equity futures this hour, not too bad. if the cliff was -- just, you know, end of the world -- i mean, we did make it through that. i guess people are optimistic that we're all still here in the flesh. we don't know at this point whether the mayan me to you're -- the end of the world could have involved a zombie apocalypse. you wouldn't know at this point whether the first zombie was actually somewhere right now -- >> someone has to be the first zombie. >> someone has to be the...
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boy, the u.s. consumer is fickle. >> we are. >> one of the ideas to continue to bring gay products by tesla. remember when someone said that? but that just shows the absurdities we've reached. what would you do next? they're not sure he want to do tvs. tried make a smaller ipad. different colors? >> if you had told me a computer program would create a device to play songs, i probably would have told you you're crazy. sometimes there are people smarter than we are. >> but there's no -- based on valuation metric, you cannot explain -- no reason why that stock should have dropped from 700 or whatever it was back to 500. based on valuation. the penetration of the iphone in the total smartphone market is still down here. no reason that should have happened except that it does happen. >> that's why i buy into santelli's take on this. he was the one saying last week that the reason you're seeing stuff like that, the best thing he can do to explain it, he thinks that it's because what you see are the big w
boy, the u.s. consumer is fickle. >> we are. >> one of the ideas to continue to bring gay products by tesla. remember when someone said that? but that just shows the absurdities we've reached. what would you do next? they're not sure he want to do tvs. tried make a smaller ipad. different colors? >> if you had told me a computer program would create a device to play songs, i probably would have told you you're crazy. sometimes there are people smarter than we are. >> but...
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. >> it still comes back to buying high quality assets which we believe are in the u.s. big -- cap with big brand names with great fundamentals, and they are right here in the u.s.? make that the last word. the bell is ringing. maria will pick up the second half of the "closing bell" in just a moment. >>> and it is 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? hi, everybody, welcome back to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. today fading optimism about a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff weighed on stocks. here's how we're finishing on wall street close to the lows of the day with a decline of the dow jones industrial average of 98 points at 13,252. once again we saw both sides digging n.no deal on the fiscal cliff in washington and stocks sold out. nasdaq composite off a third of a percent and the s&p 500 down 11 points, and the countdown continues. only seven trading days left until the fiscal cliff dead livent was today the beginning of a bigger selloff if a deal does not come soon? joining me right now is a cnbc
. >> it still comes back to buying high quality assets which we believe are in the u.s. big -- cap with big brand names with great fundamentals, and they are right here in the u.s.? make that the last word. the bell is ringing. maria will pick up the second half of the "closing bell" in just a moment. >>> and it is 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? hi, everybody, welcome back to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the...
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the u.s. a little better. europe less bad. it's going to be an okay economic -- >> you get everything you want, fiscal cliffwise and we actually start tackling some of these long-term issues, you know diffident taxes are heading up. what -- is the market spring loaded so that if we get what we want it will be a really solid advance that we get? >> solid, look, joe, and in a muddle through economy solid is only a mid teen number. we're not going to get 30% gain. >> put the two years together we could have 30, if we get some of the things -- >> we had three straight years at 30. >> that was a different world. earnings were higher. they're flagging a bit now. >> if everybody gets what they want with this, even the corporations aren't suddenly unleashed, either, with all their corporate -- >> it's going to be slow. the linger of the debt wind-down and the residual issues. that takes years to unravel. >> we have not talked individual stocks. when you see what's happened with apple, what do you think? >> apple starting to have more
the u.s. a little better. europe less bad. it's going to be an okay economic -- >> you get everything you want, fiscal cliffwise and we actually start tackling some of these long-term issues, you know diffident taxes are heading up. what -- is the market spring loaded so that if we get what we want it will be a really solid advance that we get? >> solid, look, joe, and in a muddle through economy solid is only a mid teen number. we're not going to get 30% gain. >> put the two...
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core logic reporting u.s. home sales are up 6.3%. with fears of the fiscal cliff looms, are we out of the woods yet? are those worries prompting wealthy homeowners to sell ahead of possible tax changes? good to see everybody. robert, back in august you were the first to report the trend. now the race for homeowners to close before 2013 is heating up. just got a couple weeks left before the fiscal cliff. what's at stake here? >> for the wealthy homeowners and sellers, especially, it's a lot of money. if you have a $20 million or $had $30 million home, you're talking thousands in tax savings. the concern was this could add to inventory and possibly depress prices. you had wealthy people not just listing their homes in hopes of selling them this year but taking lower prices to avoid higher taxes. in fact, the housing market, especially at top, has been strong toward the ends of this year. i think some of those fears are now alleviated, especially with all the foreign money coming into places like miami and new york. i think if anything,
core logic reporting u.s. home sales are up 6.3%. with fears of the fiscal cliff looms, are we out of the woods yet? are those worries prompting wealthy homeowners to sell ahead of possible tax changes? good to see everybody. robert, back in august you were the first to report the trend. now the race for homeowners to close before 2013 is heating up. just got a couple weeks left before the fiscal cliff. what's at stake here? >> for the wealthy homeowners and sellers, especially, it's a...
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and you can see that ebay is resurging in the u.s. and so, as europe gets weaker, that makes it a stronger play for 2013. plus, if you are concerned about the impact of taxes going up, and you want to down market play, ebay gives you the same goods at a range of price points, right? new this season, new last season, refiurbed, used. >> colin gill list, thank you. >> stud. >> yeah. would you pair up a long ebay with a short amazon? >> amazon, last week, we said they are probably going to trade down to $240, it was $242 and change today. i think amazon probably continues higher. but ebay is a monster. we talked about it forever. the valuations are fair, as colin just said, so, yeah, i like ebay alone. >> all right, still to come, the final stock market pops and drops for the year. but first, what happens to commodities if global growth slows in 2013? we have your top trades with the commodities king. and financials become the top group in the s&p this year. why one trader is turning bearish on them. much more "fast" coming up. [ male an
and you can see that ebay is resurging in the u.s. and so, as europe gets weaker, that makes it a stronger play for 2013. plus, if you are concerned about the impact of taxes going up, and you want to down market play, ebay gives you the same goods at a range of price points, right? new this season, new last season, refiurbed, used. >> colin gill list, thank you. >> stud. >> yeah. would you pair up a long ebay with a short amazon? >> amazon, last week, we said they are...
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a u.s. ambassador and three others were killed in a terrorist attack on that diplomatic compound in libya. one state department official resigned wednesday and three others removed after an independent panel found security at the consulate was insufficient and state department leadership was to blame. >> the security posture at the special mission compound was inadequate for the threat environment in benghazi. and in fact, grossly inadequate to deal with the attack that took place that night. >> the report also found the attack was not the result of protests over an anti-islamic video as was first reported. later today, two deputy secretaries of state will testify before congress about the attack. secretary of state hillary clinton will not be there. she's recovering from a concussion after fainting from the stomach flu. aides say clinton, the most traveled u.s. diplomat ever won't be making any trips at all for a few weeks. state department officials dismiss claims that clinton is faking he
a u.s. ambassador and three others were killed in a terrorist attack on that diplomatic compound in libya. one state department official resigned wednesday and three others removed after an independent panel found security at the consulate was insufficient and state department leadership was to blame. >> the security posture at the special mission compound was inadequate for the threat environment in benghazi. and in fact, grossly inadequate to deal with the attack that took place that...
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u.s. debt. i'm told by this person on the call that the administration's response to that, they think a small deal would in fact be enough, but they wouldn't speak for the ratings agency. still a big unknown hanging out there, guys. >> and we know about some of the tough conversations we'll have 30 days from now, 45 days from now, eamon. it does sound, though, judging from some of the latest rumors that they're almost comically close to a deal, especially when you talk about the income level at which tax rates would rise. is it 4, 450, settle on 5. is that the main thing you're interested in over the next couple hours? >> yeah, once they've gotten rid of the question about the changed cpi and social security over the weekend, which the republicans asked for, democrats denied, republicans backed down on that, then it becomes a matter of hammering out the details and making sure that you have the votes before you go to the floor. it does seem like they're very close to this deal. but it is t
u.s. debt. i'm told by this person on the call that the administration's response to that, they think a small deal would in fact be enough, but they wouldn't speak for the ratings agency. still a big unknown hanging out there, guys. >> and we know about some of the tough conversations we'll have 30 days from now, 45 days from now, eamon. it does sound, though, judging from some of the latest rumors that they're almost comically close to a deal, especially when you talk about the income...
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the u.s. trade panel has final approval over the duties and is expected to vote on the case in late january. >>> in corporate news, ubs hit with a $1.5 million fine today. that will add up, a few more of those. the swiss bank admitting to fraud, it paying bribes to brokers. and pervasive, they call it manipulation of libor by dozens of staff. the penalty was agreed to with u.s., u.k., and swiss regulators. it is more than three times the $450 million fine that was levied on barclays in june. the second largest fine ever on a paid -- paid by a bank. it only was topped by the $1.9 billion penalty that hsbc agreed to last week to settle that money laundering probe. >> crazy thing that stock's up. it's leading the exchange there today because people had been expecting maybe a slightly higher fine even than that. three times the amount. it was supposedly taking place for five to seven years, 30 to 40 traders have left. pretty pervasive. >> i wonder how much they -- they make money or lose money aft
the u.s. trade panel has final approval over the duties and is expected to vote on the case in late january. >>> in corporate news, ubs hit with a $1.5 million fine today. that will add up, a few more of those. the swiss bank admitting to fraud, it paying bribes to brokers. and pervasive, they call it manipulation of libor by dozens of staff. the penalty was agreed to with u.s., u.k., and swiss regulators. it is more than three times the $450 million fine that was levied on barclays in...
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i mean, you know that the u.s. economy is doing better. we know there will be a solution. it might take a little more time. i'm not going lore a grand bargain next week nor am i looking for the collapse of any negotiations, but i think there will always be a compromise and with a comp mooig mice comes opportunity. >> it's amazing to me, though, that this is taking so much time. dean, do you think we've seen an impact to the economy going into 2013 as a result of anticipation and inability on the part of or r on the part of business executives to put plans in place, hire new folks because they don't know what their tax rates are going to be, they don't know what's happening in washington? has it already taken an impact? >> i think that's fair to say. we have seen capital spending be weaker than it would have been otherwise if there hadn't been these worries about the fiscal cliff. i think that the worry, though, that the economy was going to tank in the second half of the year, something like 1% that many people were expecting, that's proving not to be true. and the key rea
i mean, you know that the u.s. economy is doing better. we know there will be a solution. it might take a little more time. i'm not going lore a grand bargain next week nor am i looking for the collapse of any negotiations, but i think there will always be a compromise and with a comp mooig mice comes opportunity. >> it's amazing to me, though, that this is taking so much time. dean, do you think we've seen an impact to the economy going into 2013 as a result of anticipation and inability...
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i think the u.s. has a long way to go before the markets lose confidence in them. >> kayla, did they address that in terms of what the catalyst would be for determining when that trade would be put on? >> no, melissa, they really didn't. they said, you'll know it when you feel it and the point was, everyone is really looking at dalio, because he's been right in the past and he's a guy that can't put his finger on it. he feels which way the wind is blowing, but he said late 2013. everyone was latching and they said, we're going to call you and see if you still agree with that. >> if only we had a finger like ray dalio, we could all be millionaires. kayla, thank you. all right, b.k., would you be looking to put that trade on yourself? >> not not. in fact, i bought some tips today and i think that's the way to do that. if you get inflation protection but in case this whole thing doesn't work, you get deflation protection, because the principle is protected. one of the best trades out there. >> fast or fi
i think the u.s. has a long way to go before the markets lose confidence in them. >> kayla, did they address that in terms of what the catalyst would be for determining when that trade would be put on? >> no, melissa, they really didn't. they said, you'll know it when you feel it and the point was, everyone is really looking at dalio, because he's been right in the past and he's a guy that can't put his finger on it. he feels which way the wind is blowing, but he said late 2013....
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. >> in the embassy you would be under u.s. law, right? >> that's u.s. ground. >> u.s. time? >> the embassy -- >> all this debt. anyway, we are back here in d.c., a d-day for real. joining us on the set is republican senator from wisconsin, ron johnson, member of the senate budget committee and appropriations committee. who i got to just say, senator, you're like beside yourself. you're a small business owner. you got hundreds of employees. you're here working in the senate, i wouldn't call you an accidental senator. although they wanted you to run and you did it quickly. but you're looking around right now, and where do you think you are? alice in wonderland? are you -- >> it's an alternate universe. this place is a joke. bottom line, this is an absurd process. it certainly proves the genius of our founding fathers that government should be limited. i mean the fact that we have this place, having such an enormous effect on our economy, on people's livelihood, is wrong. it's simply wrong. so i'm a manufacturer. i'm always looking for the root calls of the problem. the root ca
. >> in the embassy you would be under u.s. law, right? >> that's u.s. ground. >> u.s. time? >> the embassy -- >> all this debt. anyway, we are back here in d.c., a d-day for real. joining us on the set is republican senator from wisconsin, ron johnson, member of the senate budget committee and appropriations committee. who i got to just say, senator, you're like beside yourself. you're a small business owner. you got hundreds of employees. you're here working in...
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plus, we have a host of market experts weighing in on the odds of a u.s. debt down gradient if the u.s. can't get its house in order by next year. let's see if that will derail the housing industry that picked up steam this year. it's all ahead. mandy is joining me ahead for the last hour of the day on "closing bell." >> bill, thank you very much. >>> before we get to the secret stock, there it is, zesears. according to a republican house aid, the gop or the house will reconvene 6:30 p.m. on sunday night. so here we go, folks. you were talking about a potential last-minute deal. guess what, congress is still out. according to republican aid, they will be coming back to the house beginning a session at 6:30 sunday night. look at the markets. we're still down 99, folks. far right side of your screen. we are seeing a bit of a turn. we had the reid comments earlier. hey, we're going to go over the cliff. that sent it down. now we're seeing a turn. >>> we'll have more on this. i'm sheer eamon jabbers is rushing back to a camera in the segue as we speak. in the
plus, we have a host of market experts weighing in on the odds of a u.s. debt down gradient if the u.s. can't get its house in order by next year. let's see if that will derail the housing industry that picked up steam this year. it's all ahead. mandy is joining me ahead for the last hour of the day on "closing bell." >> bill, thank you very much. >>> before we get to the secret stock, there it is, zesears. according to a republican house aid, the gop or the house will...
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and u.s. equities are more correlated to the spanish and italian bond yields than they are to european gdp. we likehe european influence next year. >> let's say your focus is more on the united states right? if you're buying stocks, you believe your thesis that we're going to get to 1550 at a minimum consumer discretionary is tops on your list the second best performing sector this year behind financials. you think that continues to work why? >> we've seen profit taking on the cliff but by the same token this is an area that has the most to gain if we get a cliff deal and that is our base case. we also like industrials. there we don't think the china recovery and the better tone in europe are fully priced. industrials traded at market multiple. we think when it is a risk on pro cyclical environment you should see industrials trade at a bit of a premium to the market. >> why wouldn't you say financials? where are financials on your list? that would be a sector i would look at. >> i'll be honest
and u.s. equities are more correlated to the spanish and italian bond yields than they are to european gdp. we likehe european influence next year. >> let's say your focus is more on the united states right? if you're buying stocks, you believe your thesis that we're going to get to 1550 at a minimum consumer discretionary is tops on your list the second best performing sector this year behind financials. you think that continues to work why? >> we've seen profit taking on the cliff...
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that compares to the three-day rate in the u.s. markets. verizon, at&t, as well as sprint of only 1% penetration. we saw a deeper penetration with china than the u.s. we think demand is very solid. >> all right. at the same time, brian, that doesn't move you to move any of your eps targets or anything like that. it can have a very deep penetration in the china market. there's no china mobile, but it doesn't move the needle at the end of the day. >> typically apple's been 15% to 20% -- or china has been 15% to 20% for apple's revenues. shipping in about 4.5 million iphones into that country. we think that's pretty phenomenal and think it's only going to get better when china mobile ram ups up the iphone 5. while we didn't raise our numbers today, we're still forecasting pretty solid growth, 48 million for the december quarter. we think fundamentals are not the issue here on apple. >> let's get to some of the arguments that were laid out by your cohorts over at citi. one of them is good, but not great demand for the iphone 5. specifically the
that compares to the three-day rate in the u.s. markets. verizon, at&t, as well as sprint of only 1% penetration. we saw a deeper penetration with china than the u.s. we think demand is very solid. >> all right. at the same time, brian, that doesn't move you to move any of your eps targets or anything like that. it can have a very deep penetration in the china market. there's no china mobile, but it doesn't move the needle at the end of the day. >> typically apple's been 15% to...
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harry reiry reid says the u.s. probably going over the fiscal cliff. >> would it be betser for america if we did go over the fiscal cliff? coming up? >> announcer: if congress fails to come to an agreement on the fiscal cliff, the u.s. unemployment rate will top over 9% in 2013. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. you won't take our future. aids affects us all. even babies. chevron is working to stop mother-to-child transmission. our employees and their families are part of the fight. and we're winning. at chevron nigeria, we haven't had a reported case in 12 years. aids is strong. aids is strong. but we are stronger. and aids... ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. ♪ >>> coming up, we'll see how correct or in correct our predictions were for this year. we'll check in on commodities. we've also got
harry reiry reid says the u.s. probably going over the fiscal cliff. >> would it be betser for america if we did go over the fiscal cliff? coming up? >> announcer: if congress fails to come to an agreement on the fiscal cliff, the u.s. unemployment rate will top over 9% in 2013. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello?...
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. >> u.s. equity futures at this hour -- whoa. hold it. >> what are you looking at? u.s. equity futures. >> it's okay on. didn't we already do this? >> i don't care. i really don't. the new prompter is giving you fits. and yesterday, it ended with a -- did you see that one yesterday? a word ended with a n and the next one i introduced the like like t. boone pickens or something like that. >> we have a new teleprompter and it adds words. >> that's special. >> and people that, you know, that's where we get all of our info, right out of that baby there. anyway, futures are up 14 points. 13114 is where we are right now. i don't know. fiscal cliff is three days away and we're still above 13,000. that's what we're talking about. you would think if the growth was going to flow based on us going over the cliff, you would think oil would start to weaken. we haven't seen that much in that respect, either. as far as the ten year, stable at 98 of 6719. finally, gold -- i don't know. bernanke is on full 85 billion a month mode and it's below 1 hup. >> i don't understand that much. do
. >> u.s. equity futures at this hour -- whoa. hold it. >> what are you looking at? u.s. equity futures. >> it's okay on. didn't we already do this? >> i don't care. i really don't. the new prompter is giving you fits. and yesterday, it ended with a -- did you see that one yesterday? a word ended with a n and the next one i introduced the like like t. boone pickens or something like that. >> we have a new teleprompter and it adds words. >> that's special....
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we've been told by u.s. sources those precursor chemicals have been preloaded now into aerial bombs that could be dropped from the fighter bombers onto the syrian people. as of this afternoon there is still no indication that the syrians have actually put -- attempted to put those weapons on aircraft or that there's been a final fatal order from president assad to carry out any kind of attack. so it appears right now that they are in at least the preparation mode, but they're really just one step away from actually carrying out those chemical weapons attacks. we heard secretary panetta say today that the latest intelligence on what's going on with those chemical weapons is very concerns to have specifically. in regard to the remark from one u.s. official that if president assad actually gives the order to go ahead and carry out the attack, there's very little that the outside world could do. that's in reference to a preemptive kind of attempt to prevent the strike from happening. it would be just too difficu
we've been told by u.s. sources those precursor chemicals have been preloaded now into aerial bombs that could be dropped from the fighter bombers onto the syrian people. as of this afternoon there is still no indication that the syrians have actually put -- attempted to put those weapons on aircraft or that there's been a final fatal order from president assad to carry out any kind of attack. so it appears right now that they are in at least the preparation mode, but they're really just one...
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number nine, the u.s. stock market, despite all those worries about the fiscal cliff and slower growth in the u.s. economy, the stock market has had a great year. too bad you missed out. smart money's been on the market, the rest of us are worried about the fiscal cliff. >> number eight, facebook's ipo. hundreds of millions of people like facebook, but investors did not on its first day as a public company. the stock has yet to climb its way back to the ipo price. >> number seven, mother meyer. the new ceo of yahoo! who announced she was just going to take a two week maternity leave as she tried to turn this company around. 37 years old, it looks like a mother's touch is what yahoo needed. >> mother nature. an intense drought in the midwest that scorched the corn and sky crop sending prices sky high. who can forget super storm sandy? neighborhoods along the northeast swept away, millions without power and damages as high as 50 billion dollars raising lots of questions about u.s. infrastructure and whether
number nine, the u.s. stock market, despite all those worries about the fiscal cliff and slower growth in the u.s. economy, the stock market has had a great year. too bad you missed out. smart money's been on the market, the rest of us are worried about the fiscal cliff. >> number eight, facebook's ipo. hundreds of millions of people like facebook, but investors did not on its first day as a public company. the stock has yet to climb its way back to the ipo price. >> number seven,...
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. >> reporter: for insurors, 2013 will bring more m & a to diversified business as u.s. profit margins are squeezed by regulation and competition. united health's $5 billion acquisition of brazil's biggest health provider will likely push others to hunt for more international growth. >> medical device makers face a 2.3% excise tax starting in 2013 under obama care. it's been a head wind for stocks like boston scientific and striker. any kind of reprieve on that rate is going to be a positive for the sector. >> reporter: the biggest story of the year will be the buildout of the state health exchanges. the federal government has to build 32 of them for states opting out, along with a complex central data hub to manage eligibility and subsidy payments. it will be little short of a miracle to get the online insurance marketplaces up and running smoothly by october 1st, when millions of uninsured americans are supposed to start signing up for obama care coverage. >> so what rule will have the biggest impact on the health care industry and who will be most affected? joining us
. >> reporter: for insurors, 2013 will bring more m & a to diversified business as u.s. profit margins are squeezed by regulation and competition. united health's $5 billion acquisition of brazil's biggest health provider will likely push others to hunt for more international growth. >> medical device makers face a 2.3% excise tax starting in 2013 under obama care. it's been a head wind for stocks like boston scientific and striker. any kind of reprieve on that rate is going to...
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even with all our problems it's stimulate u.s. dollar. think of what it would be if there were confidence we were dealing with our debt, that we came to grips with it on a bipartisan basis. that will trigger the kind of growth, business creation, job creation that i think will help us ultimately resolve our deficit issues and the wealth problems we have in this country. >> o'donnell: i want to show both of you and remind our viewers a pie chart which terribly shows our federal budget and where we spend our money because i think it's important to know where the money goes, taxpayer money. and you look at it, and just about half goes to entitlements. and then you see education in green is just a small chunk of what we spend money on. and the defense is a large chunk as well. i have to ask you, senator durbin, because you have said, even in a grand bargain, that we shouldn't be tackling entitlements. how you can be serious about deficit reduction if you're not willing to take on medicare? >> norah, i tackled them with simpson-bowles. we need
even with all our problems it's stimulate u.s. dollar. think of what it would be if there were confidence we were dealing with our debt, that we came to grips with it on a bipartisan basis. that will trigger the kind of growth, business creation, job creation that i think will help us ultimately resolve our deficit issues and the wealth problems we have in this country. >> o'donnell: i want to show both of you and remind our viewers a pie chart which terribly shows our federal budget and...
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so if the u.s. puts in austerity as you say, then that is going to drag on the economies around the rest of the world. and you're looking at, i think, more concerns, and that could go back to the dollar, surprisingly. >> kevin, why don't we talk about oil prices? we did see oil touch above $90 last week at the end of the week. but it was a very brief move, this morning back down around $88. what's driving things right now? is it geopolitical or more of a story about what's happening in economies around the world? >> merry fiscal cliff-mas to you. you're going to see more bouncing like a yo yo, on the fundamental story, the models we have pointing going into 1q, the reason, it sort of rhymes in the spirit of the season. you have non-opec demand growing, global demand slowing, it's not snowing, and down is where we're going. the next big data point is probably the iaea report in february. and if that implicates more progress toward an iranian bomb, there's significant risk to look to the upside. in th
so if the u.s. puts in austerity as you say, then that is going to drag on the economies around the rest of the world. and you're looking at, i think, more concerns, and that could go back to the dollar, surprisingly. >> kevin, why don't we talk about oil prices? we did see oil touch above $90 last week at the end of the week. but it was a very brief move, this morning back down around $88. what's driving things right now? is it geopolitical or more of a story about what's happening in...
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only can the u.s. government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux guarantees of fixing the original faux guarantees as the intrusion really did get worse. i take you back to september of 2008 when the gses were put in the conservatorship and then treasury secretary paulson said the following quote. i attribute the need for today's action, talking about conservatorship, primarily to the inherent conflict and flawed business model embedded in the gse government sponsored enterprise structure and to the ongoing housing correction. well, first of all, how many experts have we had on lately that have said housing is doing much better. today's kate shiler seems to
only can the u.s. government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux...
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the u.s. mx said the stoppage in the west coast a decade ago cost the economy about $1 billion a day. reportedly the unions offered to extend the contract through january was rejected. if there's a strike, the union says clothing, frozen foods and household goods would not move. but mail, military cargo and some perishables may go through. the last time we had an east coast strike like this, 1977. i did call the union's main office this morning. they are closed for the holidays. and on their website, a little bit of foreboding, there's a big fat link on the upper right side that says strike preparations. melissa, back to you. >> brian, as we've seen with other strikes, of course, theoretically shifts can go into other ports maybe in mexico and goods can move up by rail or truck. >> yes. but it does complicate the supply chain. there is obviously some distribution issues. but yes, there are ways around it. it just complicates it and costly. >> brian shactman, thank you. as congressional leaders
the u.s. mx said the stoppage in the west coast a decade ago cost the economy about $1 billion a day. reportedly the unions offered to extend the contract through january was rejected. if there's a strike, the union says clothing, frozen foods and household goods would not move. but mail, military cargo and some perishables may go through. the last time we had an east coast strike like this, 1977. i did call the union's main office this morning. they are closed for the holidays. and on their...
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there are reports tonight that the u.s. and allied intelligence have detected syrian movement of chemical weapons components the use of which is a red line for the united states. take a listen to president obama this afternoon. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> all right. talk about this here now is syndicated radio talk show host my great pal john. john, the president said there will be serious consequences. does that mean we'll go to war? >> we are at war. this is a civil war in syria and the u.s. is sponsoring the coalition that means to regime change in damascus. that's the coalition of cairo, morrissey ankora. we're at war. >> the question is coming back to the president's statement i thought, john, we detected movement whether it's parts or trucks or whatever, if we de
there are reports tonight that the u.s. and allied intelligence have detected syrian movement of chemical weapons components the use of which is a red line for the united states. take a listen to president obama this afternoon. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will...
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i know the average income in china, 3500 to 4,000 u.s. dollars and the average home in beijing trades at 100 times income, that makes me a little nervous. you know more about asia than i do. >> when you get those average income numbers, that's encompassing a very vast country. when you look at the house prices on the eastern seaboard, places like shanghai and beijing, it's a small sliver obviously of that. it's not really apples and apples. it's apples and oranges. i don't know how to say that in chinese. i'm sure there's a fantastic saying to say it's not apples and apples. >> apparently our predictions are happening. the dow is coming back. i'm kidding. >> we're still down. we're back above 13,000. there you go. >> comeback. >> on the way to a record high. >> come back ten points, but it clearly is my prediction on a good dow next year. that can be the only reason. >> soak it up, baby. soak it up. >> yeah, right. >> come it up. i'm staying good-bye here. imheading off to the closing bell. up next what the fiscal cliff could mean for mom
i know the average income in china, 3500 to 4,000 u.s. dollars and the average home in beijing trades at 100 times income, that makes me a little nervous. you know more about asia than i do. >> when you get those average income numbers, that's encompassing a very vast country. when you look at the house prices on the eastern seaboard, places like shanghai and beijing, it's a small sliver obviously of that. it's not really apples and apples. it's apples and oranges. i don't know how to say...